Nutrition for Uterine Fibroids

Nutrition for Uterine Fibroids

Nutrition for Uterine Fibroids Transcript

00:00:00 Hello everyone, thank you for watching this video. Today I will be discussing how you can use nutrition to help treat symptoms of uterine fibroids. So just a little background about uterine fibroids. Now if you haven't already, I encourage you to watch the video I made about uterine fibroids and fertility because there's more information and specifics in

00:00:22 that video about what uterine fibroids actually are. But just basically they are non-cancerous growths that range in size and position in and around the uterus. Their growths that range in size and position in and around the uterus. Their symptoms include pain, which is like pelvic pain or pain during intercourse and also heavy bleeding. Not just heavy bleeding during menstruation but sometimes random irregular heavy bleeding throughout

00:00:45 your cycle. And one of the things you want to look out for if you are experiencing a lot of heavy bleeding whether that random times to your cycle or a lot during menstruation is iron deficiency anemia which can cause fatigue and low mood and exacerbate symptoms of uterine fibroids. These cause fatigue and low mood and exacerbate symptoms of uterine fibroids. These symptoms and the

00:01:08 growths themselves are normally hormone driven and caused by an estrogen dominance. So in this video let's find out how you can use nutrition to help lower estrogen secretion but also help the body to metabolize estrogen properly so that the symptoms of uterine fibroids decrease. So firstly what to include. Now as I already said uterine fibroids are caused So firstly what to include. Now as I already said uterine fibroids are caused

00:01:36 by estrogen dominance and any hormone imbalance in the body will usually cause inflammation . So anti-inflammatory foods are first on the list. My number one anti-inflammatory foods are those that are high in omega 3. So if you like fish good for you things like salmon, mackerel, sardines, oily fish. Now non-oily fish like cod or other white fish do contain omega 3 but it won't be

00:01:57 non-oily fish like cod or other white fish do contain omega 3 but it won't be as high as your oily, fattier fish. So they're good fats to include and they help to reduce inflammation in the body. If you don't eat fish foods like walnuts, kia seeds or your plant based omega 3 sources but they certainly won't be as high as the oily fish. Next on the list is high fiber. Now high

00:02:26 fiber is excellent at helping the body to metabolize estrogen well. So fiber is excellent at helping the body to metabolize estrogen well. So certainly include your high fiber foods. So whole grains and fruits and vegetables as well. So the darker and closer to source your carbohydrate is the better and higher in fiber it will be. Now if you do suffer with IBS you might need to be mindful of your fiber intake but usually the general

00:02:53 consensus for most women now is to increase your fiber intake up to nearly 30 grams per day most women now is to increase your fiber intake up to nearly 30 grams per day and this will certainly help with estrogen levels in the body. Next on the list is herbs and spices. Again herbs and spices are wonderful. They're nature's medicine, wonderful anti-inflammatory properties and are fabulous

00:03:15 digestive aids which can help the liver to metabolize estrogen well. So lots of herbs and spices fresh or dried, preferably fresh if you can but dried is fine. Add them to sauces and foods to give flavor and will be really really good at helping manage you to drink fibroids. And and will be really really good at helping manage you to drink fibroids. And then last on the list are cruciferous vegetables. So broccoli, brussel sprouts, again they're wonderful

00:03:40 at helping the liver so they contain compounds that help the liver to metabolize estrogen really well. So the estrogen dominance decreases and so do your symptoms of uterine fibroids. So I've spoken about what you can include in your nutrition to help improve symptoms symptoms of uterine fibroids. However there are foods that will worsen symptoms and here

00:04:05 they are. Number one is processed red meat. Now the reason I've put processed is that I want to distinguish between what is possibly good if you have uterine fibroids and what would be bad. So when I say processed red meats I mean sausages, bacon that have a lot of additives in them . Port products tend to have more additives than other red meats. Now not all red meat should

00:04:24 tend to have more additives than other red meats. Now not all red meat should be off the menu if you have uterine fibroids because if you are experiencing heavy bleeding as I mentioned before you could be suffering with iron deficiency anemia. So red meat would be a wonderful way to get more heme iron into the body. So grass fed beef would be a positive so that does not fall under the

00:04:50 process. Red meat, grass fed beef is perfectly fine to have every so often during the month maybe maximum once a week but if you have iron deficiency anemia I would

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[00:00:00] Hello everyone, thank you for watching this video. Today I will be discussing how you can use nutrition to help treat symptoms of uterine fibroids. So just a little background about uterine fibroids. Now if you haven't already, I encourage you to watch the video I made about uterine fibroids and fertility because there's more information and specifics in [00:00:22] that video about what uterine fibroids actually are. But just basically they are non-cancerous growths that range in size and position in and around the uterus. Their growths that range in size and position in and around the uterus. Their symptoms include pain, which is like pelvic pain or pain during intercourse and also heavy bleeding. Not just heavy bleeding during menstruation but sometimes random irregular heavy bleeding throughout [00:00:45] your cycle. And one of the things you want to look out for if you are experiencing a lot of heavy bleeding whether that random times to your cycle or a lot during menstruation is iron deficiency anemia which can cause fatigue and low mood and exacerbate symptoms of uterine fibroids. These cause fatigue and low mood and exacerbate symptoms of uterine fibroids. These symptoms and the [00:01:08] growths themselves are normally hormone driven and caused by an estrogen dominance. So in this video let's find out how you can use nutrition to help lower estrogen secretion but also help the body to metabolize estrogen properly so that the symptoms of uterine fibroids decrease. So firstly what to include. Now as I already said uterine fibroids are caused So firstly what to include. Now as I already said uterine fibroids are caused [00:01:36] by estrogen dominance and any hormone imbalance in the body will usually cause inflammation . So anti-inflammatory foods are first on the list. My number one anti-inflammatory foods are those that are high in omega 3. So if you like fish good for you things like salmon, mackerel, sardines, oily fish. Now non-oily fish like cod or other white fish do contain omega 3 but it won't be [00:01:57] non-oily fish like cod or other white fish do contain omega 3 but it won't be as high as your oily, fattier fish. So they're good fats to include and they help to reduce inflammation in the body. If you don't eat fish foods like walnuts, kia seeds or your plant based omega 3 sources but they certainly won't be as high as the oily fish. Next on the list is high fiber. Now high [00:02:26] fiber is excellent at helping the body to metabolize estrogen well. So fiber is excellent at helping the body to metabolize estrogen well. So certainly include your high fiber foods. So whole grains and fruits and vegetables as well. So the darker and closer to source your carbohydrate is the better and higher in fiber it will be. Now if you do suffer with IBS you might need to be mindful of your fiber intake but usually the general [00:02:53] consensus for most women now is to increase your fiber intake up to nearly 30 grams per day most women now is to increase your fiber intake up to nearly 30 grams per day and this will certainly help with estrogen levels in the body. Next on the list is herbs and spices. Again herbs and spices are wonderful. They're nature's medicine, wonderful anti-inflammatory properties and are fabulous [00:03:15] digestive aids which can help the liver to metabolize estrogen well. So lots of herbs and spices fresh or dried, preferably fresh if you can but dried is fine. Add them to sauces and foods to give flavor and will be really really good at helping manage you to drink fibroids. And and will be really really good at helping manage you to drink fibroids. And then last on the list are cruciferous vegetables. So broccoli, brussel sprouts, again they're wonderful [00:03:40] at helping the liver so they contain compounds that help the liver to metabolize estrogen really well. So the estrogen dominance decreases and so do your symptoms of uterine fibroids. So I've spoken about what you can include in your nutrition to help improve symptoms symptoms of uterine fibroids. However there are foods that will worsen symptoms and here [00:04:05] they are. Number one is processed red meat. Now the reason I've put processed is that I want to distinguish between what is possibly good if you have uterine fibroids and what would be bad. So when I say processed red meats I mean sausages, bacon that have a lot of additives in them . Port products tend to have more additives than other red meats. Now not all red meat should [00:04:24] tend to have more additives than other red meats. Now not all red meat should be off the menu if you have uterine fibroids because if you are experiencing heavy bleeding as I mentioned before you could be suffering with iron deficiency anemia. So red meat would be a wonderful way to get more heme iron into the body. So grass fed beef would be a positive so that does not fall under the [00:04:50] process. Red meat, grass fed beef is perfectly fine to have every so often during the month maybe maximum once a week but if you have iron deficiency anemia I would